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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-54, verse-20

पितामहानां सर्वेषां दैवेनाविष्टचेतसाम् ।
कार्त्स्न्येनैतत्समाचक्ष्व भगवन्कुशलो ह्यसि ॥२०॥
20. pitāmahānāṁ sarveṣāṁ daivenāviṣṭacetasām ,
kārtsnyenaitatsamācakṣva bhagavankuśalo hyasi.
20. pitāmahānām sarveṣām daivena āviṣṭacetasām
kārtsnyena etat samācakṣva bhagavan kuśalaḥ hi asi
20. O revered one, since you are truly skilled, please narrate to me in complete detail all about those grandfathers whose minds were overcome by fate.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - concerning the grandfathers (of grandfathers, of ancestors)
  • सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the grandfathers) (of all, of everyone)
  • दैवेन (daivena) - by destiny (by fate, by divine will)
  • आविष्टचेतसाम् (āviṣṭacetasām) - whose minds were overcome (by fate) (whose minds are entered/possessed)
  • कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - in complete detail (completely, wholly, in full detail)
  • एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this)
  • समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - please narrate (narrate, explain, tell)
  • भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (O revered one, O lord)
  • कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled (skillful, expert, well)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, for)
  • असि (asi) - you are

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - concerning the grandfathers (of grandfathers, of ancestors)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, ancestor
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mahat)
  • pitṛ – father
    noun (masculine)
  • mahat – great, large, elder
    adjective
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the grandfathers) (of all, of everyone)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
दैवेन (daivena) - by destiny (by fate, by divine will)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, relating to the gods, fate, destiny
Derived from deva (god) with aṇ suffix.
आविष्टचेतसाम् (āviṣṭacetasām) - whose minds were overcome (by fate) (whose minds are entered/possessed)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of āviṣṭacetas
āviṣṭacetas - having an entered/possessed mind
Bahuvrihi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āviṣṭa+cetas)
  • āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, pervaded
    participle
    past passive participle
    From ā-√viś (to enter)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: viś (class 6)
  • cetas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - in complete detail (completely, wholly, in full detail)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya
kārtsnya - completeness, entirety, totality
Derived from kṛtsna (whole, entire) with ṣya suffix.
एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
Demonstrative pronoun.
समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - please narrate (narrate, explain, tell)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √cakṣ
imperative
sam-ā-√cakṣ in the middle voice. sam (completely, together) + ā (towards, intensifier).
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (O revered one, O lord)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, revered, Lord
Possessive adjective/noun from bhaga.
कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled (skillful, expert, well)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala
kuśala - skillful, clever, prosperous, well
हि (hi) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, for)
(indeclinable)
Particle.
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as
present tense
From root as.
Root: as (class 2)